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EP2986485B1
EP2986485B1 EP14713867.1A EP14713867A EP2986485B1 EP 2986485 B1 EP2986485 B1 EP 2986485B1 EP 14713867 A EP14713867 A EP 14713867A EP 2986485 B1 EP2986485 B1 EP 2986485B1
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Tibor Kimpian
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62DMOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS
    • B62D5/00Power-assisted or power-driven steering
    • B62D5/04Power-assisted or power-driven steering electrical, e.g. using an electric servo-motor connected to, or forming part of, the steering gear
    • B62D5/0442Conversion of rotational into longitudinal movement
    • B62D5/0445Screw drives
    • B62D5/0448Ball nuts
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16CSHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
    • F16C25/00Bearings for exclusively rotary movement adjustable for wear or play
    • F16C25/06Ball or roller bearings
    • F16C25/08Ball or roller bearings self-adjusting
    • F16C25/083Ball or roller bearings self-adjusting with resilient means acting axially on a race ring to preload the bearing
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16CSHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
    • F16C19/00Bearings with rolling contact, for exclusively rotary movement
    • F16C19/02Bearings with rolling contact, for exclusively rotary movement with bearing balls essentially of the same size in one or more circular rows
    • F16C19/04Bearings with rolling contact, for exclusively rotary movement with bearing balls essentially of the same size in one or more circular rows for radial load mainly
    • F16C19/06Bearings with rolling contact, for exclusively rotary movement with bearing balls essentially of the same size in one or more circular rows for radial load mainly with a single row or balls
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16CSHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
    • F16C2326/00Articles relating to transporting
    • F16C2326/20Land vehicles
    • F16C2326/24Steering systems, e.g. steering rods or columns
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16HGEARING
    • F16H25/00Gearings comprising primarily only cams, cam-followers and screw-and-nut mechanisms
    • F16H25/18Gearings comprising primarily only cams, cam-followers and screw-and-nut mechanisms for conveying or interconverting oscillating or reciprocating motions
    • F16H25/20Screw mechanisms
    • F16H25/24Elements essential to such mechanisms, e.g. screws, nuts
    • F16H2025/2445Supports or other means for compensating misalignment or offset between screw and nut
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16HGEARING
    • F16H25/00Gearings comprising primarily only cams, cam-followers and screw-and-nut mechanisms
    • F16H25/18Gearings comprising primarily only cams, cam-followers and screw-and-nut mechanisms for conveying or interconverting oscillating or reciprocating motions
    • F16H25/20Screw mechanisms
    • F16H25/22Screw mechanisms with balls, rollers, or similar members between the co-operating parts; Elements essential to the use of such members
    • F16H25/2204Screw mechanisms with balls, rollers, or similar members between the co-operating parts; Elements essential to the use of such members with balls

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  • the present invention relates to a power steering, in particular for a motor vehicle, with a servomotor which drives an axially displaceable component via a rotatably mounted in a frame, but axially non-displaceably mounted nut, according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • the ball nut When steering with an electric motor servo drive, which acts via a ball screw, the ball nut is either rotatably and axially rigidly mounted in the housing or the ball nut is made possible by the use of spring elements and special design of the housing or the bearing a certain longitudinal and tilting movement.
  • a spherical bearing in which both the bearing ring and the frame have a spherical surface is also known.
  • the center of the spherical surface in the center plane of the bearing is structurally determined. Similar functions are enabled by roller bearings and spherical roller bearings, which allow an angular error of the shaft.
  • the goal of these bearings is the tolerance compensation, whereby tensioning of the ball screw can be avoided.
  • the dynamic and static load of the components is reduced. This results in improved acoustic properties and the reduction of mechanical play, which results from thermal expansion of the components.
  • the DE 103 10 492 A 1 describes a power steering, in particular for motor vehicles, with a servomotor formed as an electric motor, which is designed as a push rod, axially displaceable component via a rotatably mounted in a frame formed as a steering housing, but axially non-displaceably mounted nut drives.
  • the servo motor, the push rod and the nut are mounted by means of an eccentric bearing ring such that the center distance between the motor shaft of the servomotor and the push rod is variable, which allows a simple, rapid mounting of the power steering.
  • an electric steering apparatus which comprises a rack, which is connected to a steering shaft, a motor for assisting a steering force with a coaxially arranged on the rack rotor, a spindle drive, in which balls between a keyed to the rotor nut and one on the Rack formed screw are inserted, and having a housing which is designed approximately cylindrical overall.
  • the nut of the ball screw mechanism is rotatably supported in a bearing inside the nut housing portion.
  • the EP 1 571 067 A1 discloses the elastic mounting of a worm shaft coaxially surrounds the motor of a servomotor motor.
  • the generic EP 2 049 383 A1 shows a solution to enable or improve the pivotability of the radial bearing. It is intended to provide a convex curvature on the outer circumference of the outer ring or to provide the nut on which the inner ring sits, with a convex curvature. having. Due to the convex curvature of the outer circumference of the outer ring or the nut, an exemption of the radial bearing and a pivotability of the nut and the axially displaceable component to be achieved.
  • a steel ring with a vulcanized element is provided with elastomeric properties, which should allow for changing loads axial and radial damping and the implementation and damping of the pivotal movement of the axially displaceable component.
  • elastomeric properties should allow for changing loads axial and radial damping and the implementation and damping of the pivotal movement of the axially displaceable component.
  • bending moment loading of the axially displaceable component bracing of the system should be avoided.
  • the production of the components used and the assembly of the components are complex. Furthermore, in the prior art, a desirable large damping of storage at low installation height is not disclosed.
  • a disc spring assembly is known in which at least two layered disc springs form a plate package, wherein between the layered disc springs, an elastic intermediate layer is arranged, which is a relative movement of the allows separated by the intermediate layer disc springs by means of shear.
  • an increase in force can be achieved, while the springs are preferably elastically coupled frictionless.
  • the WO2012 / 079726 A1 describes the features of the preamble of independent claim 1.
  • the invention is therefore an object of the invention to provide a power steering with a tiltable mounting of the ball nut, which is feasible with simpler components, which is easy to assemble and their damping of the storage large damping at having low installation height.
  • a power steering with the features of claim 1. Because in a power steering, in particular for a motor vehicle, with a servomotor which drives an axially displaceable component via a rotatably mounted in a frame in a bearing nut, wherein the nut is engaged with a threaded member formed on the component and via the bearing in Axial direction by means of spring elements elastically supported relative to the frame and in the radial direction along a narrow circumferential contact surface on the frame, wherein the spring elements are formed as Wellfederwovene, wherein the Wellfederwovene each have at least two elements, of which at least one element is a corrugated spring, wherein in each case between the At least two elements an elastic intermediate layer is arranged, several advantages are achieved at the same time.
  • the frame comprises a housing and a housing cover, wherein one of the annular collars is formed on the housing cover and wherein the other annular collar is formed on the housing or on a sleeve insertable into the housing.
  • the sleeve in addition to the annular collar also has a bearing seat which holds the bearing outer ring of the bearing on an outer peripheral surface and / or if the bearing seat with the Bearing outer ring forms a contact surface, which is narrower than the bearing outer ring itself in the axial direction of the arrangement.
  • the contact surface can be designed as a circumferential rib. But it can also be provided that the contact surface is formed linearly as part of a convex, pointing inwards to the bearing surface of the bearing seat.
  • the corrugated spring packages each have two corrugated springs, wherein an elastic intermediate layer is arranged between the two corrugated springs.
  • the package is advantageously formed in one piece.
  • the Wellfederwee each having a corrugated spring and a ring, wherein between the corrugated spring and the ring an elastic intermediate layer is arranged and wherein the corrugated spring is in contact with the low points with the ring.
  • Particularly good damping properties arise when the corrugated spring has at least one radially penetrating cutout in its low points.
  • a section of an electrically driven motor vehicle power steering is shown in a longitudinal section.
  • the detail shows the upper half of a longitudinal section along the axis of symmetry A in a region in which a ball nut 1 with a threaded spindle 2 is engaged.
  • balls 3 of a ball screw are arranged in a conventional manner.
  • the ball nut 1 is rotatably mounted in a bearing 4.
  • the bearing 4 has an inner ring 5, which sits firmly on a bearing seat 6 of the ball nut 1.
  • the bearing 4 further has an outer ring 7, which is arranged in a bearing seat 8 of a frame.
  • the frame comprises a steering housing 9 which is approximately tubular in this area and which is closed by a housing cover 10.
  • the housing cover 10 surrounds the steering housing 9 on its outer side and is fastened by means not shown fastening means to the steering housing 9.
  • the ball nut 1 further carries an intermediate sleeve 11, on which a pulley 12 of a toothed belt drive is rotatably mounted.
  • an intermediate sleeve 11 on which a pulley 12 of a toothed belt drive is rotatably mounted.
  • the bearing outer ring 7 is, as usual in rolling bearings, provided with an outer peripheral surface 15, a first end face 16 and a second end face 17.
  • a Wellfederp 18 At the first end face 16 is a Wellfederver 18, which is supported against a thrust washer 19. Accordingly, the second end face 17 is supported against a corrugated spring package 20, which in turn is supported in the axial direction of the longitudinal axis A against a thrust washer 21.
  • the Wellfederwovene 18 and 20 each have two corrugated springs 128, 138, 130, 140, between which an elastic intermediate layer 118, 120 is arranged.
  • the corrugated springs 128, 138, 130, 140 are annular springs, which have an approximately uniform radius, which preferably coincides with the radius of the bearing outer ring 7.
  • the corrugated springs 128, 138, 130, 140 are not flat, but have the same side view Fig. 1 a wavy shape. This wave-like shape allows the corrugated springs 128, 138, 130, 140 to be compressed in the axial direction between the bearing outer ring 7 and the thrust washers 19 and 21, respectively. In this case, an elastic deformation occurs, which is reversible and at rest, the bearing outer ring 7, as in the FIG. 1 is shown, positioned centrally between the thrust washers 19 and 21.
  • the Wellfederune 18 and 20 are thus components that are not destroyed by high load in the axial direction.
  • the elastic intermediate layer which is preferably a rubber-based elastomer or a viscoelastic substance, a relative movement of the through the intermediate layer separated corrugated springs 128, 138, 130, 140 by means of shear.
  • This shear generates in addition to the coupled spring elements, an attenuation of the applied force in the axial direction.
  • the thrust washers 19 and 21 are steel rings, which are preferably hardened. These steel rings are suitable to receive the slight movement of the corrugated spring assemblies 18 and 20 during operation, without the corrugated springs also made of hard material in the thrust washers 19 and 21 incorporated.
  • the thrust washers 19 and 21 are therefore particularly advantageous to use when the frame (here the steering housing 9 and the housing cover 10) is made of a light metal alloy or a similar, relatively soft material.
  • the construction shown provides that the thrust washer 19 rests directly on an end face 22 of the steering housing 9.
  • the second thrust washer 21 is correspondingly applied to an annular collar 23 of the housing cover 10, which is opposite in the installed state of the end face 22 at a distance.
  • the bearing outer ring 7 is supported with its outer peripheral surface 15 on a web 24 which is formed circumferentially in the bearing seat 8.
  • the web 24 forms with the bearing outer ring 7 a narrow, annular circumferential bearing surface, which allows tilting of the bearing outer ring 7 relative to the bearing seat 8 to a lesser extent.
  • bearing inner ring 5 is secured in its bearing seat 6 by a threaded nut 25 which is screwed onto a corresponding thread of the nut 1.
  • the assembly is mounted, which is non-rotatable with the nut 1.
  • This assembly comprises the sleeve 11 and the pulley 12 and the bearing 4.
  • This assembly is then inserted together with the corrugated spring assembly 18 and the thrust washer 19 in the steering housing 9 until the thrust washer 19 rests on the end face 22 of the steering housing 9.
  • the threaded spindle 2 can be spindled into the nut 1 before or after this assembly process.
  • the Wellfederallyp 20 and the thrust washer 21 are placed on the bearing outer ring 7 and the housing cover 10 is placed and fastened in a flange region, not shown on the housing 9.
  • an electric servomotor via a belt drive, the pulley 12 and thus put the nut 1 in rotation, which is offset via the balls 3, the threaded spindle 2 in an axial movement, which ultimately causes the steering movement for the motor vehicle via a belt drive.
  • the ball nut 1 can move in the bearing seat 8 in the manner described in the axial direction against the restoring force of the Wellfederune 18 and 20.
  • the narrow contact surface in the region of the web 24 also allows a slight tilting movement. As a result, dynamic loads can be absorbed, which would lead to a high load on the nut 1 and the threaded spindle 2 in the sphere of balls 3 without this special storage.
  • FIG. 2 Another embodiment of the invention is in FIG. 2 shown.
  • the bearing 4 is according to the embodiment Fig. 2 designed smaller.
  • Its outer bearing ring 7 is supported as in the Fig. 1 in the axial direction to the right over the Wellfederp 20 and the thrust washer 21 against the annular collar 23 of the housing cover 10 from.
  • In the opposite axial direction of the bearing outer ring 7 is supported with its end face 16 via the Wellfederp 18 and the thrust washer 19 against an annular collar 26, which is formed in a sleeve 27.
  • the sleeve 27 is a substantially tubular member which is divided into a plurality of sections which will be described below.
  • the sleeve 27 has an inner diameter which is so large that the ball nut, the intermediate sleeve 11 and the threaded nut 25 can be guided through the sleeve 27.
  • a first section in the Fig. 2 is shown on the left, has an outer diameter corresponding to the inner diameter of the steering housing 9. The sleeve 27 can be inserted with this section in the steering housing 9. Subsequent to this section, the outer diameter of the sleeve 27 expands in an annular collar 28, so that the annular collar 28 can rest on the end face 22 of the steering housing 9. The enlarged in a further section outer diameter of the sleeve 27 corresponds approximately to the outer diameter of the steering housing 9 and the inner diameter of the lid 10 in this area, wherein between the sleeve 27 and the housing cover 10, a gap is provided.
  • the inner diameter of the sleeve 27 increases from a value corresponding to the inner diameter of the thrust washer 19 to an inner diameter larger than that of the thrust washer 19 and larger than that of the Wellfedervers 18.
  • the Wellfedervers 18 and the thrust washer 19 can thus be inserted into the sleeve 27 until they rest against the annular collar 26.
  • the outer diameter of the sleeve 27 remains unchanged in this area.
  • an inwardly convex portion 29 of the sleeve 27 connects.
  • the region 29 is convex or spherical in such a way that, in a continuous convex curvature, the radius, starting from the larger radius in the region of the wave spring 18, continuously decreases down to a minimum radius 30 and then increases again, except for the Value of the larger inner diameter in the region of the Wellfedervers 18.
  • This convex portion 29 terminates where the sleeve 27 ends. There, an end face 31 is formed, which is oriented flat and just perpendicular to the axis A.
  • the outside of the sleeve 27 has a purely circular cylindrical portion 34 which extends with a constant diameter at a small distance 32 from the housing cover 10 and which tapers with a mounting bevel 33 to the end face 31.
  • the inner diameter of the sleeve 27 in the region of the smallest radius 30 of the convex portion 29 corresponds to the outer diameter of the bearing outer ring 7. Since the bearing outer ring 7 on its outer side geometrically corresponds to a circular cylinder with a constant diameter, the abutment surface of the bearing outer ring 7 at the convex portion 29 in the shown position almost linear. Under load, the bearing outer ring 7 and with it the bearing 4 and the entire arrangement of ball nut 1, balls 3 and threaded spindle 2 can move against the restoring force of the Wellfedervole 18 and 20 in the direction of the axis A. The outer bearing ring 7 can also be tilted to a limited extent due to the linear contact with the convex portion 29. It is therefore ensured that dynamic loads on the nut 1 can be neutralized by a certain mobility of the bearing 4 in their load peaks.
  • the embodiment according to Fig. 2 has opposite the execution Fig. 1 the advantage that the bearing 4 can be made smaller and that above all through the sleeve 27, the entire assembly can be further pre-assembled.
  • the sleeve 27 can already accommodate the corrugated spring assembly 18 and the thrust washer 19 and the bearing 4 with the nut 1 mounted therein and optionally the threaded spindle 2 already screwed in prior to insertion into the steering housing 9.
  • the insertion of the sleeve 27 in the bearing 9 is simpler than the assembly of the embodiment according to Fig. 1 , Alternatively, it is conceivable and possible that the sleeve 27 is pressed with the portion 34 in the housing cover, the distance 32 is not present or designed with the appropriate interference fit is.
  • the package of bearing 4 and the Wellfederallyen 18, 20 and the thrust washers 19 are installed as a preassembled module with the remaining parts of the motor vehicle power steering.
  • the sleeve 27 is made of a hard or hardened steel alloy.
  • the thrust washer 19 can be omitted, so that the corrugated spring package 18 can be supported directly against the annular collar 26 of the sleeve 27.
  • the steering housing 9 and the housing cover 10 can be made of a light metal alloy or of a suitable plastic as described above.
  • the Fig. 3 shows a third embodiment of the present invention, in which deviating from Fig. 1 a sleeve 27 is provided for mounting the bearing 4 in the steering housing 9.
  • this embodiment corresponds to in Fig. 2 illustrated embodiment.
  • Deviating from Fig. 2 has the sleeve 27 in the region of the bearing seat 8 of the bearing 4 a inwardly facing circumferential ridge 24.
  • the embodiment corresponds to Fig. 3 in the region of the bearing seat 8 of the embodiment, the Fig. 1 has been described.
  • the assembly advantages due to the sleeve 27 also result in the embodiment Fig. 3 , However, the bearing seat 8 with the circumferential ridge 24 is easier to manufacture than that in Fig. 2 illustrated convex portion in the region of the bearing seat.
  • the web 24 is dimensioned sufficiently narrow to allow here also a slight tilting of the bearing 4, when an external dynamic load requires it.
  • FIGS. 4 to 12 show three different embodiments of the Wellfederwovene 18 and 20th
  • FIGS. 4 to 6 is a corrugated spring assembly 18, comprising two mutually parallel corrugated springs 128, 138 and an intermediate elastomeric or viscoelastic intermediate layer 118, shown in different representations.
  • the parallel corrugated springs 128, 138 are approximately equal in diameter, width and thickness. They are congruent.
  • the intermediate layer 118 arranged between the corrugated springs has the same width. The thickness of the intermediate layer 118 is about one-seventh of the height of the corrugated springs 128, 138th
  • the corrugated spring package 18 here has a corrugated spring 128 and a flat ring 148, between which a viscoelastic or elastomeric intermediate layer 118 is provided.
  • the wave spring 128 and the ring 148 are consistent in diameter and width.
  • the wave spring 128 and the ring 148 are arranged concentrically.
  • the thickness of the ring 148 is approximately six times greater than the thickness of the corrugated spring 128.
  • the intermediate layer 118 has the same width and the same diameter as the ring 148 and the corrugated spring 128.
  • the thickness of the intermediate layer 118 corresponds on average approximately in the thickness of the wave spring 128.
  • the wave spring 128 is arranged so that their low points 158 are in contact with the ring 148.
  • shear stresses develop in the elastomer during operation, which results in an energy consumption and thus a dampening effect.
  • the FIGS. 10 to 12 show the third embodiment of the Wellfederwovene 18 and 20.
  • the corrugated spring assembly 18 here has a corrugated spring 168 and a flat ring 148, between which a viscoelastic or elastomeric intermediate layer 118 is disposed.
  • the wave spring 168 and the ring 148 are consistent in diameter and width.
  • the height of the ring 148 is approximately six times greater than the height of the wave spring 168.
  • the wave spring 128 and the ring 148 are arranged concentrically to one another.
  • the intermediate layer 118 has the same width and the same diameter as the ring 148 and the wave spring 168.
  • the thickness of the intermediate layer 118 corresponds approximately to this The thickness of the corrugated spring 168.
  • the corrugated spring 168 has at least one low point, preferably at all of their low points 158 each have a radially penetrating cutout 178 on. If at least two cutouts 178 are provided, the wave spring 168 is thereby formed in several parts. The cutouts 178 allow expansion of the wave spring 168 in the radial direction. This results in shear stresses in the elastomer, which have a dampening effect.
  • the rotating components and the sleeve and the inner regions of the steering housing 9 and the housing cover 10 and the sleeve 27 are formed substantially rotationally symmetrical to the longitudinal axis A.
  • the sleeve 27 may be made in particular as a turned part.
  • the inventive damping of the bearing of the ball nut has by the Wellfederune a high rigidity in conjunction with an advantageous damping, given by the elastic intermediate layer, at very low height.

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Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft eine Servolenkung, insbesondere für ein Kraftfahrzeug, mit einem Servomotor, der ein axial verlagerbares Bauelement über eine in einem Gestell drehbar, aber axial unverschiebbar gelagerte Mutter antreibt, nach dem Oberbegriff des Anspruchs 1.The present invention relates to a power steering, in particular for a motor vehicle, with a servomotor which drives an axially displaceable component via a rotatably mounted in a frame, but axially non-displaceably mounted nut, according to the preamble of claim 1.

Bei Lenkungen mit einem elektromotorischen Servoantrieb, der über einen Kugelgewindetrieb wirkt, wird die Kugelmutter entweder drehbar und axial starr im Gehäuse gelagert oder der Kugelmutter wird durch Einsatz von Federelementen und besondere Gestaltung des Gehäuses oder des Lagers eine gewisse Längs- und Kippbewegung ermöglicht. Eine sphärische Lagerung, bei der sowohl der Lagerring als auch das Gestell eine kugelige Fläche aufweisen, ist ebenfalls bekannt. Bei dieser Lösung ist der Mittelpunkt der Kugelfläche in der Mittelebene des Lagers konstruktiv festgelegt. Ähnliche Funktionen werden von Tonnenlagern und Pendelrollenlagern ermöglicht, die einen Winkelfehler der Welle zulassen. Das Ziel dieser Lagerungen ist der Toleranzausgleich, wodurch Verspannungen des Kugelgewindetriebs vermieden werden. Weiter wird die dynamische und statische Belastung der Bauteile reduziert. Es ergeben sich verbesserte akustische Eigenschaften und die Reduktion des mechanischen Spiels, das durch Wärmeausdehnung der Komponenten entsteht.When steering with an electric motor servo drive, which acts via a ball screw, the ball nut is either rotatably and axially rigidly mounted in the housing or the ball nut is made possible by the use of spring elements and special design of the housing or the bearing a certain longitudinal and tilting movement. A spherical bearing in which both the bearing ring and the frame have a spherical surface is also known. In this solution, the center of the spherical surface in the center plane of the bearing is structurally determined. Similar functions are enabled by roller bearings and spherical roller bearings, which allow an angular error of the shaft. The goal of these bearings is the tolerance compensation, whereby tensioning of the ball screw can be avoided. Furthermore, the dynamic and static load of the components is reduced. This results in improved acoustic properties and the reduction of mechanical play, which results from thermal expansion of the components.

Bei der beschriebenen Lagerung zwischen Kugelflächen tritt ebenso wie bei der Verwendung von Tonnenlagern und Pendellagern das Problem auf, dass diese Lagerungen eher für Radialkräfte ausgelegt sind. Die in einem elektrisch unterstützten Lenkgetriebe an der Kugelmutter auftretenden Lasten sind jedoch bezüglich der Zahnstange oder Gewindespindel hauptsächlich axial gerichtet.In the described storage between spherical surfaces occurs as well as in the use of spherical bearings and pendulum bearings, the problem that these bearings are designed more for radial forces. However, the loads occurring in an electrically assisted steering gear on the ball nut are mainly axially directed with respect to the rack or threaded spindle.

Die DE 103 10 492 A 1 beschreibt eine Servolenkung, insbesondere für Kraftfahrzeuge, mit einem als Elektromotor gebildeten Servomotor, der ein als Schubstange ausgebildetes, axial verlagerbares Bauelement über eine in einem als Lenkungsgehäuse gebildeten Gestell drehbar, aber axial unverschiebbar gelagerte Mutter antreibt. Der Servomotor, die Schubstange und die Mutter sind mittels eines exzentrischen Lagerringes derart gelagert, dass der Achsabstand zwischen der Motorwelle des Servomotors und der Schubstange variierbar ist, was eine einfache, rasche Montage der Servolenkung ermöglicht.The DE 103 10 492 A 1 describes a power steering, in particular for motor vehicles, with a servomotor formed as an electric motor, which is designed as a push rod, axially displaceable component via a rotatably mounted in a frame formed as a steering housing, but axially non-displaceably mounted nut drives. The servo motor, the push rod and the nut are mounted by means of an eccentric bearing ring such that the center distance between the motor shaft of the servomotor and the push rod is variable, which allows a simple, rapid mounting of the power steering.

Aus der DE 102 02 483 A1 ist eine elektrische Lenkvorrichtung bekannt, die eine Zahnstange aufweist, die mit einer Lenkspindel verbunden ist, einen Motor zum Unterstützen einer Lenkkraft mit einem koaxial auf der Zahnstange angeordneten Rotor, einen Spindeltrieb, bei dem Kugeln zwischen einer mit dem Rotor verkeilten Mutter und einer auf der Zahnstange gebildeten Schraube eingelegt sind, und die ein Gehäuse aufweist, das insgesamt näherungsweise zylindrisch gestaltet ist. Die Mutter des Kugelumlaufspindelmechanismus ist drehbar in einem Lager im Inneren des Muttergehäuseabschnittes gelagert.From the DE 102 02 483 A1 an electric steering apparatus is known which comprises a rack, which is connected to a steering shaft, a motor for assisting a steering force with a coaxially arranged on the rack rotor, a spindle drive, in which balls between a keyed to the rotor nut and one on the Rack formed screw are inserted, and having a housing which is designed approximately cylindrical overall. The nut of the ball screw mechanism is rotatably supported in a bearing inside the nut housing portion.

In der DE 1947337 U ist ein elastisches Wälzlager dargestellt, welches eine axiale Beweglichkeit und eine axiale Federung mit Rückstellkraft aufweist. Ein Wälzlager mit einem Lageraußenring und einem Lagerinnenring, wobei der Lageraußenring und /oder der Lagerinnenring jeweils zwischen mindestens einem Dämpfungselement angeordnet ist, ist aus der DE 10 2004 034 701 A1 bekannt.In the DE 1947337 U is shown an elastic roller bearing having an axial mobility and an axial suspension with restoring force. A rolling bearing with a bearing outer ring and a bearing inner ring, wherein the bearing outer ring and / or the bearing inner ring is disposed in each case between at least one damping element is known from DE 10 2004 034 701 A1 known.

Die EP 1 571 067 A1 offenbart die elastische Lagerung einer Schneckenwelle die koaxial die Motorweile eines Servomotors umgreift.The EP 1 571 067 A1 discloses the elastic mounting of a worm shaft coaxially surrounds the motor of a servomotor motor.

Die gattungsgemäße EP 2 049 383 A1 zeigt eine Lösung, um die Schwenkbarkeit des Radiallagers zu ermöglichen bzw. zu verbessern. Es ist vorgesehen, eine konvexe Wölbung an dem Außenumfang des Außenrings vorzusehen oder die Mutter, auf der der Innenring sitzt, mit einer konvexen Wölbung zu versehen. aufweist. Durch die konvexe Wölbung des Außenumfangs des Außenrings oder der Mutter soll eine Freistellung des Radiallagers und eine Verschwenkbarkeit der Mutter und des axial verlagerbaren Bauelements erreicht werden. An jeder Stirnseite des Radiallagers ist ein Stahlring mit einem aufvulkanisierten Element mit elastomeren Eigenschaften vorgesehen, welches bei wechselnden Lasten eine axiale und radiale Dämpfung sowie die Durchführung und Dämpfung der Schwenkbewegung des axial verlagerbaren Bauelements ermöglichen soll. Bei Biegemomentbeanspruchung des axial verlagerbaren Bauelements soll ein Verspannen des Systems vermieden werden. Die Herstellung der verwendeten Bauelemente und die Montage der Bauelemente sind aufwändig. Weiterhin ist im Stand der Technik eine wünschenswerte große Dämpfung der Lagerung bei geringer Einbauhöhe nicht offenbart.The generic EP 2 049 383 A1 shows a solution to enable or improve the pivotability of the radial bearing. It is intended to provide a convex curvature on the outer circumference of the outer ring or to provide the nut on which the inner ring sits, with a convex curvature. having. Due to the convex curvature of the outer circumference of the outer ring or the nut, an exemption of the radial bearing and a pivotability of the nut and the axially displaceable component to be achieved. At each end of the radial bearing a steel ring with a vulcanized element is provided with elastomeric properties, which should allow for changing loads axial and radial damping and the implementation and damping of the pivotal movement of the axially displaceable component. When bending moment loading of the axially displaceable component bracing of the system should be avoided. The production of the components used and the assembly of the components are complex. Furthermore, in the prior art, a desirable large damping of storage at low installation height is not disclosed.

Aus der DE 10 2009 019 856 A1 ist eine Tellerfederanordnung bekannt, bei der zumindest zwei geschichtete Tellerfedern ein Tellerpaket bilden, wobei zwischen den geschichteten Tellerfedern eine elastische Zwischenschicht angeordnet ist, die eine Relativbewegung der beiden durch die Zwischenschicht getrennten Tellerfedern mittels Scherung ermöglicht. Durch das parallele Koppeln der Federn kann eine Kraftsteigerung erreicht werden, dabei sind die Federn vorzugsweise reibungsfrei elastisch gekoppelt. Die WO2012/079726 A1 beschreibt die Merkmale des Oberbegriffs des unabhängigen Anspruchs 1. Der Erfindung liegt daher die Aufgabe zugrunde, eine Servolenkung mit einer verkippbaren Lagerung der Kugelmutter zu schaffen, die mit einfacheren Bauelementen realisierbar ist, die einfach zu montieren ist und deren Dämpfung der Lagerung eine große Dämpfung bei geringer Einbauhöhe aufweist.From the DE 10 2009 019 856 A1 a disc spring assembly is known in which at least two layered disc springs form a plate package, wherein between the layered disc springs, an elastic intermediate layer is arranged, which is a relative movement of the allows separated by the intermediate layer disc springs by means of shear. By the parallel coupling of the springs, an increase in force can be achieved, while the springs are preferably elastically coupled frictionless. The WO2012 / 079726 A1 describes the features of the preamble of independent claim 1. The invention is therefore an object of the invention to provide a power steering with a tiltable mounting of the ball nut, which is feasible with simpler components, which is easy to assemble and their damping of the storage large damping at having low installation height.

Diese Aufgabe wird mit einer Servolenkung mit den Merkmalen des Anspruchs 1 gelöst. Weil bei einer Servolenkung, insbesondere für ein Kraftfahrzeug, mit einem Servomotor, der ein axial verlagerbares Bauelement über eine in einem Gestell drehbar in einem Lager gelagerte Mutter antreibt, wobei die Mutter mit einer an dem Bauelement ausgebildeten Gewindespindel in Eingriff steht und über das Lager in Axialrichtung mittels Federelementen elastisch gegenüber dem Gestell sowie in Radialrichtung entlang einer schmalen umlaufenden Kontaktfläche an dem Gestell abgestützt ist, wobei die Federelemente als Wellfederpakete ausgebildet sind, wobei die Wellfederpakete jeweils wenigstens zwei Elemente aufweisen, wovon wenigstens ein Element eine Wellfeder ist, wobei jeweils zwischen den wenigstens zwei Elementen eine elastische Zwischenschicht angeordnet ist, werden zugleich mehrere Vorteile erreicht. Es wird eine axiale Ausweichbewegung der Kugelmutter unter Last ermöglicht, ebenso eine Verkippung der Kugelmutter, jeweils innerhalb konstruktiv definierter Grenzen. Weiter werden die genannten Bewegungen durch die Zwischenschicht gedämpft, da diese Energie verzehrt. Schließlich wird am Ende des Verformungsweges der Wellfeder eine Anschlagsdämpfung erzielt, da die metallische Wellfeder nicht unmittelbar am Gestell oder der zugeordneten Anlaufscheibe anschlagen kann, sondern an der Zwischenschicht.This object is achieved by a power steering with the features of claim 1. Because in a power steering, in particular for a motor vehicle, with a servomotor which drives an axially displaceable component via a rotatably mounted in a frame in a bearing nut, wherein the nut is engaged with a threaded member formed on the component and via the bearing in Axial direction by means of spring elements elastically supported relative to the frame and in the radial direction along a narrow circumferential contact surface on the frame, wherein the spring elements are formed as Wellfederpakete, wherein the Wellfederpakete each have at least two elements, of which at least one element is a corrugated spring, wherein in each case between the At least two elements an elastic intermediate layer is arranged, several advantages are achieved at the same time. It allows an axial deflection movement of the ball nut under load, as well as a tilting of the ball nut, each within structurally defined limits. Further, the mentioned movements are damped by the intermediate layer, as this consumes energy. Finally, an impact damping is achieved at the end of the deformation path of the wave spring, since the metallic corrugated spring can not strike directly on the frame or the associated thrust washer, but on the intermediate layer.

Wenn zwischen den Wellfederpaketen und dem Gestell jeweils eine Anlaufscheibe eingelegt ist, muss das Material des Wellfederpakets nicht an das Material des Gestells angepasst sein. Eine besonders gute Wirkung der Federung ergibt sich, wenn die Wellfederpakete jeweils zwischen einem Außenring des Lagers und einem Ringbund des Gestells angeordnet sind.If in each case a thrust washer is inserted between the Wellfederpaketen and the frame, the material of the Wellfederpakets must not be adapted to the material of the frame. A particularly good effect of the suspension results when the Wellfederpakete are each arranged between an outer ring of the bearing and a collar of the frame.

Eine einfache Montage des gesamten Lenkgetriebes wird ermöglicht, wenn das Gestell ein Gehäuse und einen Gehäusedeckel umfasst, wobei einer der Ringbunde an dem Gehäusedeckel ausgebildet ist und wobei der andere Ringbund an dem Gehäuse oder an einer in das Gehäuse einführbaren Hülse ausgebildet ist.A simple installation of the entire steering gear is made possible when the frame comprises a housing and a housing cover, wherein one of the annular collars is formed on the housing cover and wherein the other annular collar is formed on the housing or on a sleeve insertable into the housing.

Die Freiheit der Lagerung gegenüber einer Kippbewegung unter Last wird verbessert, wenn die Hülse neben dem Ringbund auch einen Lagersitz aufweist, der den Lageraußenring des Lagers an einer äußeren Umfangsfläche hält und/oder wenn der Lagersitz mit dem Lageraußenring eine Anlagefläche bildet, die in Axialrichtung der Anordnung schmaler als der Lageraußenring selbst ist. in einer besonders einfachen Ausführung kann dabei die Anlagefläche als umlaufende Rippe ausgeführt sein. Es kann aber auch vorgesehen sein, dass die Anlagefläche linienförmig als Teilbereich einer konvexen, nach innen zu dem Lager weisenden Oberfläche des Lagersitzes ausgebildet ist.The freedom of storage against a tilting movement under load is improved when the sleeve in addition to the annular collar also has a bearing seat which holds the bearing outer ring of the bearing on an outer peripheral surface and / or if the bearing seat with the Bearing outer ring forms a contact surface, which is narrower than the bearing outer ring itself in the axial direction of the arrangement. In a particularly simple embodiment, the contact surface can be designed as a circumferential rib. But it can also be provided that the contact surface is formed linearly as part of a convex, pointing inwards to the bearing surface of the bearing seat.

Vorteilhaft weisen die Wellfederpakete jeweils zwei Wellfedern auf, wobei zwischen den zwei Wellfedern eine elastische Zwischenschicht angeordnet ist. Das Paket ist vorteilhaft einteilig ausgebildet.Advantageously, the corrugated spring packages each have two corrugated springs, wherein an elastic intermediate layer is arranged between the two corrugated springs. The package is advantageously formed in one piece.

Es kann auch vorgesehen sein, dass die Wellfederpakete jeweils eine Wellfeder und einen Ring aufweisen, wobei zwischen der Wellfeder und dem Ring eine elastische Zwischenschicht angeordnet ist und wobei die Wellfeder mit ihren Tiefpunkten mit dem Ring in Anlage steht. Besonders gute Dämpfungseigenschaften ergeben sich, wenn die Wellfeder in ihren Tiefpunkten wenigstens einen radial durchsetzenden Ausschnitt aufweist.It can also be provided that the Wellfederpakete each having a corrugated spring and a ring, wherein between the corrugated spring and the ring an elastic intermediate layer is arranged and wherein the corrugated spring is in contact with the low points with the ring. Particularly good damping properties arise when the corrugated spring has at least one radially penetrating cutout in its low points.

Nachfolgend werden Ausführungsbeispiele der Erfindung anhand der Zeichnung näher beschrieben. Gleiche oder gleichwirkende Bauelemente tragen gleiche Bezugsziffern. Es zeigen:

Fig. 1:
die Lagerung einer Kugelmutter in einem Lenkungsgehäuse mit axialer Abstützung gegen das Gehäuse und gegen den Gehäusedeckel,
Fig . 2:
die axiale Abstützung des Lagers in einer eingesetzten Hülse mit konvexer Gestaltung des äußeren Lagersitzes,
Fig. 3:
eine Anordnung entsprechend Fig. 2 mit einer umlaufenden Rippe zur radialen Abstützung des Lageraußenrings,
Fig. 4:
ein Wellfederpaket in Seitenansicht,
Fig. 5:
das Wellfederpaket aus Fig. 4 in räumlicher Darstellung,
Fig. 6:
das Wellfederpaket aus Fig. 4 und Fig. 5 in Längsansicht entlang der Linie B-B aus Fig. 4,
Fig. 7:
eine zweite Ausführungsform des Wellfederpakets in Seitenansicht,
Fig. 8:
das Wellfederpaket aus Fig. 7 in räumlicher Darstellung,
Fig. 9:
das Wellfederpaket aus Fig. 7 und Fig. 8 in vergrößerter Darstellung des Ausschnitts C aus Fig. 7,
Fig. 10:
eine weitere Ausführungsform des Wellfederpakets in Seitenansicht,
Fig. 11:
das Wellfederpaket aus Fig. 10 in räumlicher Darstellung, sowie
Fig. 12:
das Wellfederpaket aus Fig. 10 und Fig. 11 in vergrößerter Darstellung des Ausschnitts D aus Fig. 10.
Embodiments of the invention will be described in more detail with reference to the drawing. The same or equivalent components bear the same reference numerals. Show it:
Fig. 1:
the mounting of a ball nut in a steering housing with axial support against the housing and against the housing cover,
Fig. 2:
the axial support of the bearing in an inserted sleeve with a convex configuration of the outer bearing seat,
3:
an arrangement accordingly Fig. 2 with a circumferential rib for radial support of the bearing outer ring,
4:
a corrugated spring package in side view,
Fig. 5:
the Wellfederpaket from Fig. 4 in spatial representation,
Fig. 6:
the Wellfederpaket from 4 and FIG. 5 in longitudinal view along the line BB Fig. 4 .
Fig. 7:
a second embodiment of the Wellfederpakets in side view,
Fig. 8:
the Wellfederpaket from Fig. 7 in spatial representation,
Fig. 9:
the Wellfederpaket from FIGS. 7 and 8 in an enlarged view of the section C from Fig. 7 .
Fig. 10:
a further embodiment of the Wellfederpakets in side view,
Fig. 11:
the Wellfederpaket from Fig. 10 in spatial representation, as well
Fig. 12:
the Wellfederpaket from 10 and FIG. 11 in an enlarged view of the section D off Fig. 10 ,

In der Fig. 1 ist ein Ausschnitt aus einer elektrisch angetriebenen Kraftfahrzeugservolenkung in einem Längsschnitt dargestellt. Der Ausschnitt zeigt die obere Hälfte eines Längsschnitts entlang der Symmetrieachse A in einem Bereich, in dem eine Kugelmutter 1 mit einer Gewindespindel 2 in Eingriff steht. Zwischen der Kugelmutter 1 und der Gewindespindel 2 sind Kugeln 3 eines Kugelumlaufs in an sich bekannter Weise angeordnet. Die Kugelmutter 1 ist in einem Lager 4 drehbar gelagert. Das Lager 4 weist einen Innenring 5 auf, der fest auf einem Lagersitz 6 der Kugelmutter 1 sitzt. Das Lager 4 weist weiter einen Außenring 7 auf, der in einem Lagersitz 8 eines Gestells angeordnet ist. Das Gestell umfasst bei dieser Ausführungsform ein in diesem Bereich etwa rohrförmig ausgebildetes Lenkungsgehäuse 9, welches von einem Gehäusedeckel 10 verschlossen ist. Der Gehäusedeckel 10 umgreift das Lenkungsgehäuse 9 an seiner Außenseite und wird mittels nicht dargestellter Befestigungsmittel an dem Lenkungsgehäuse 9 befestigt.In the Fig. 1 a section of an electrically driven motor vehicle power steering is shown in a longitudinal section. The detail shows the upper half of a longitudinal section along the axis of symmetry A in a region in which a ball nut 1 with a threaded spindle 2 is engaged. Between the ball nut 1 and the threaded spindle 2 balls 3 of a ball screw are arranged in a conventional manner. The ball nut 1 is rotatably mounted in a bearing 4. The bearing 4 has an inner ring 5, which sits firmly on a bearing seat 6 of the ball nut 1. The bearing 4 further has an outer ring 7, which is arranged in a bearing seat 8 of a frame. In this embodiment, the frame comprises a steering housing 9 which is approximately tubular in this area and which is closed by a housing cover 10. The housing cover 10 surrounds the steering housing 9 on its outer side and is fastened by means not shown fastening means to the steering housing 9.

Die Kugelmutter 1 trägt weiter eine Zwischenhülse 11, auf der eine Riemenscheibe 12 eines Zahnriemenantriebs drehfest befestigt ist. Im Zusammenhang der vorliegenden Erfindung ist die Aufnahme des Lageraußenrings 7 in dem Lagersitz 8 und insbesondere die Abstützung in Axialrichtung der Längsachse A von Bedeutung. Diese wird nachfolgend näher beschrieben.The ball nut 1 further carries an intermediate sleeve 11, on which a pulley 12 of a toothed belt drive is rotatably mounted. In the context of the present invention, the inclusion of the bearing outer ring 7 in the bearing seat 8 and in particular the support in the axial direction of the longitudinal axis A of importance. This will be described in more detail below.

Der Lageraußenring 7 ist, wie bei Wälzlagern üblich, mit einer äußeren Umfangsfläche 15, einer ersten Stirnseite 16 und einer zweiten Stirnseite 17 versehen. An der ersten Stirnseite 16 liegt ein Wellfederpaket 18 an, das sich gegen eine Anlaufscheibe 19 abstützt. Entsprechend stützt sich die zweite Stirnseite 17 gegen ein Wellfederpaket 20 ab, das wiederum sich in Axialrichtung der Längsachse A gegen eine Anlaufscheibe 21 abstützt. Die Wellfederpakete 18 und 20 weisen jeweils zwei Wellfedern 128, 138, 130, 140 auf, zwischen denen eine elastische Zwischenschicht 118, 120 angeordnet ist. Die Wellfedern 128, 138, 130, 140 sind ringförmige Federn, die einen etwa gleichförmigen Radius aufweisen, der vorzugsweise mit dem Radius des Lageraußenrings 7 übereinstimmt. Die Wellfedern 128, 138, 130, 140sind nicht eben, sondern weisen in der Seitenansicht entsprechend Fig. 1 eine wellenförmige Gestalt auf. Diese wellenförmige Gestalt erlaubt es, die Wellfedern 128, 138, 130, 140in Axialrichtung zwischen dem Lageraußenring 7 und den Anlaufscheiben 19 bzw. 21 zu komprimieren. Dabei tritt eine elastische Verformung ein, die reversibel ist und im Ruhezustand den Lageraußenring 7, wie in der Figur 1 dargestellt ist, mittig zwischen den Anlaufscheiben 19 und 21 positioniert. Die Wellfederpakete 18 und 20 sind also Bauteile, die auch durch hohe Last in Axialrichtung nicht zerstört werden. Durch die elastische Zwischenschicht, die vorzugsweise ein auf Kautschuk basierendes Elastomer oder ein viskoelastischer Stoff ist, wird eine Relativbewegung der durch die Zwischenschicht getrennten Wellfedern 128, 138, 130, 140 mittels Scherung ermöglicht. Diese Scherung erzeugt zusätzlich zu den gekoppelten Federelementen eine Dämpfung der beaufschlagten Kraft in Axialrichtung. Die Anlaufscheiben 19 und 21 sind Stahlringe, die vorzugsweise gehärtet sind. Diese Stahlringe sind geeignet, die im Betrieb geringfügige Bewegung der Wellfederpakete 18 und 20 aufzunehmen, ohne dass sich die ebenfalls aus hartem Material gefertigten Wellfedern in die Anlaufscheiben 19 und 21 einarbeiten. Die Anlaufscheiben 19 und 21 sind deshalb besonders vorteilhaft dann einzusetzen, wenn das Gestell (hier das Lenkungsgehäuse 9 und der Gehäusedeckel 10) aus einer Leichtmetalllegierung oder einem ähnlichen, relativ weichen Material gefertigt ist.The bearing outer ring 7 is, as usual in rolling bearings, provided with an outer peripheral surface 15, a first end face 16 and a second end face 17. At the first end face 16 is a Wellfederpaket 18, which is supported against a thrust washer 19. Accordingly, the second end face 17 is supported against a corrugated spring package 20, which in turn is supported in the axial direction of the longitudinal axis A against a thrust washer 21. The Wellfederpakete 18 and 20 each have two corrugated springs 128, 138, 130, 140, between which an elastic intermediate layer 118, 120 is arranged. The corrugated springs 128, 138, 130, 140 are annular springs, which have an approximately uniform radius, which preferably coincides with the radius of the bearing outer ring 7. The corrugated springs 128, 138, 130, 140 are not flat, but have the same side view Fig. 1 a wavy shape. This wave-like shape allows the corrugated springs 128, 138, 130, 140 to be compressed in the axial direction between the bearing outer ring 7 and the thrust washers 19 and 21, respectively. In this case, an elastic deformation occurs, which is reversible and at rest, the bearing outer ring 7, as in the FIG. 1 is shown, positioned centrally between the thrust washers 19 and 21. The Wellfederpakete 18 and 20 are thus components that are not destroyed by high load in the axial direction. By the elastic intermediate layer, which is preferably a rubber-based elastomer or a viscoelastic substance, a relative movement of the through the intermediate layer separated corrugated springs 128, 138, 130, 140 by means of shear. This shear generates in addition to the coupled spring elements, an attenuation of the applied force in the axial direction. The thrust washers 19 and 21 are steel rings, which are preferably hardened. These steel rings are suitable to receive the slight movement of the corrugated spring assemblies 18 and 20 during operation, without the corrugated springs also made of hard material in the thrust washers 19 and 21 incorporated. The thrust washers 19 and 21 are therefore particularly advantageous to use when the frame (here the steering housing 9 and the housing cover 10) is made of a light metal alloy or a similar, relatively soft material.

Die dargestellte Konstruktion sieht vor, dass die Anlaufscheibe 19 unmittelbar an einer Stirnseite 22 des Lenkungsgehäuses 9 anliegt. Die zweite Anlaufscheibe 21 liegt entsprechend an einem Ringbund 23 des Gehäusedeckels 10 an, der im eingebauten Zustand der Stirnseite 22 in einem Abstand gegenüber liegt. In Radialrichtung stützt sich der Lageraußenring 7 mit seiner äußeren Umfangsfläche 15 an einem Steg 24 ab, der umlaufend in dem Lagersitz 8 ausgebildet ist. Der Steg 24 bildet mit dem Lageraußenring 7 eine schmale, ringförmig umlaufende Anlagefläche, die ein Verkippen des Lageraußenrings 7 gegenüber dem Lagersitz 8 im geringen Umfang ermöglicht.The construction shown provides that the thrust washer 19 rests directly on an end face 22 of the steering housing 9. The second thrust washer 21 is correspondingly applied to an annular collar 23 of the housing cover 10, which is opposite in the installed state of the end face 22 at a distance. In the radial direction, the bearing outer ring 7 is supported with its outer peripheral surface 15 on a web 24 which is formed circumferentially in the bearing seat 8. The web 24 forms with the bearing outer ring 7 a narrow, annular circumferential bearing surface, which allows tilting of the bearing outer ring 7 relative to the bearing seat 8 to a lesser extent.

Schließlich ist der Lagerinnenring 5 in seinem Lagersitz 6 durch eine Gewindemutter 25 gesichert, die auf ein entsprechendes Gewinde der Mutter 1 aufgeschraubt ist.Finally, the bearing inner ring 5 is secured in its bearing seat 6 by a threaded nut 25 which is screwed onto a corresponding thread of the nut 1.

Zur Montage wird zunächst die Baugruppe montiert, die mit der Mutter 1 drehfest ist. Diese Baugruppe umfasst die Hülse 11 und die Riemenscheibe 12 sowie das Lager 4. Diese Baugruppe wird dann mit dem Wellfederpaket 18 und der Anlaufscheibe 19 zusammen in das Lenkungsgehäuse 9 eingeführt, bis die Anlaufscheibe 19 auf der Stirnseite 22 des Lenkungsgehäuses 9 aufliegt. Die Gewindespindel 2 kann vor oder nach diesem Montagevorgang in die Mutter 1 eingespindelt werden. Danach werden das Wellfederpaket 20 und die Anlaufscheibe 21 auf den Lageraußenring 7 aufgelegt und der Gehäusedeckel 10 wird aufgesetzt und in einem nicht dargestellten Flanschbereich an dem Gehäuse 9 befestigt.For assembly, first the assembly is mounted, which is non-rotatable with the nut 1. This assembly comprises the sleeve 11 and the pulley 12 and the bearing 4. This assembly is then inserted together with the corrugated spring assembly 18 and the thrust washer 19 in the steering housing 9 until the thrust washer 19 rests on the end face 22 of the steering housing 9. The threaded spindle 2 can be spindled into the nut 1 before or after this assembly process. Thereafter, the Wellfederpaket 20 and the thrust washer 21 are placed on the bearing outer ring 7 and the housing cover 10 is placed and fastened in a flange region, not shown on the housing 9.

Im Betrieb kann nun ein elektrischer Servomotor über einen Riementrieb die Riemenscheibe 12 und damit die Mutter 1 in Drehung versetzen, wodurch über die Kugeln 3 die Gewindespindel 2 in eine Axialbewegung versetzt wird, die letztlich die Lenkbewegung für das Kraftfahrzeug bewirkt. Die Kugelmutter 1 kann sich in dem Lagersitz 8 in der beschriebenen Weise in Axialrichtung gegen die Rückstellkraft der Wellfederpakete 18 und 20 bewegen. Die schmale Anlagefläche im Bereich des Stegs 24 erlaubt auch eine leichte Kippbewegung. Dadurch können dynamische Belastungen aufgefangen werden, die ohne diese spezielle Lagerung zu einer hohen Belastung der Mutter 1 und der Gewindespindel 2 im Bereich der Kugeln 3 führen würde.In operation, an electric servomotor via a belt drive, the pulley 12 and thus put the nut 1 in rotation, which is offset via the balls 3, the threaded spindle 2 in an axial movement, which ultimately causes the steering movement for the motor vehicle via a belt drive. The ball nut 1 can move in the bearing seat 8 in the manner described in the axial direction against the restoring force of the Wellfederpakete 18 and 20. The narrow contact surface in the region of the web 24 also allows a slight tilting movement. As a result, dynamic loads can be absorbed, which would lead to a high load on the nut 1 and the threaded spindle 2 in the sphere of balls 3 without this special storage.

Eine andere Ausführungsform der Erfindung ist in Figur 2 dargestellt. Das Lager 4 ist bei der Ausführungsform gemäß Fig. 2 kleiner ausgelegt. Sein äußerer Lagerring 7 stützt sich wie in der Fig. 1 in Axialrichtung nach rechts über das Wellfederpaket 20 und die Anlaufscheibe 21 gegen den Ringbund 23 des Gehäusedeckels 10 ab. In der entgegengesetzten Axialrichtung stützt sich der Lageraußenring 7 mit seiner Stirnseite 16 über das Wellfederpaket 18 und die Anlaufscheibe 19 gegen einen Ringbund 26 ab, der in einer Hülse 27 ausgebildet ist. Die Hülse 27 ist ein im Wesentlichen rohrförmiges Bauteil, das in mehrere Abschnitte gegliedert ist, die nachfolgend beschrieben werden.Another embodiment of the invention is in FIG. 2 shown. The bearing 4 is according to the embodiment Fig. 2 designed smaller. Its outer bearing ring 7 is supported as in the Fig. 1 in the axial direction to the right over the Wellfederpaket 20 and the thrust washer 21 against the annular collar 23 of the housing cover 10 from. In the opposite axial direction of the bearing outer ring 7 is supported with its end face 16 via the Wellfederpaket 18 and the thrust washer 19 against an annular collar 26, which is formed in a sleeve 27. The sleeve 27 is a substantially tubular member which is divided into a plurality of sections which will be described below.

Die Hülse 27 weist einen inneren Durchmesser auf, der so groß ist, dass die Kugelmutter, die Zwischenhülse 11 und die Gewindemutter 25 durch die Hülse 27 geführt werden können. Ein erster Abschnitt, der in der Fig. 2 links dargestellt ist, weist einen Außendurchmesser auf, der dem Innendurchmesser des Lenkungsgehäuses 9 entspricht. Die Hülse 27 kann mit diesem Abschnitt in das Lenkungsgehäuse 9 eingeführt werden. Anschließend an diesen Abschnitt erweitert sich der Außendurchmesser der Hülse 27 in einem Ringbund 28, so dass der Ringbund 28 an der Stirnseite 22 des Lenkungsgehäuses 9 anliegen kann. Der in einem weiteren Abschnitt vergrößerte Außendurchmesser der Hülse 27 entspricht etwa dem Außendurchmesser des Lenkungsgehäuses 9 und dem Innendurchmesser des Deckels 10 in diesem Bereich, wobei zwischen der Hülse 27 und dem Gehäusedeckel 10 ein Spalt vorgesehen ist.The sleeve 27 has an inner diameter which is so large that the ball nut, the intermediate sleeve 11 and the threaded nut 25 can be guided through the sleeve 27. A first section in the Fig. 2 is shown on the left, has an outer diameter corresponding to the inner diameter of the steering housing 9. The sleeve 27 can be inserted with this section in the steering housing 9. Subsequent to this section, the outer diameter of the sleeve 27 expands in an annular collar 28, so that the annular collar 28 can rest on the end face 22 of the steering housing 9. The enlarged in a further section outer diameter of the sleeve 27 corresponds approximately to the outer diameter of the steering housing 9 and the inner diameter of the lid 10 in this area, wherein between the sleeve 27 and the housing cover 10, a gap is provided.

Bei dem Ringbund 26 in Fig. 2, an dem die Anlaufscheibe 19 anliegt, vergrößert sich der Innendurchmesser der Hülse 27 von einem Wert, der dem Innendurchmesser der Anlaufscheibe 19 entspricht, auf einen Innendurchmesser, der größer als derjenige der Anlaufscheibe 19 und auch größer als derjenige des Wellfederpakets 18 ist. Das Wellfederpaket 18 und die Anlaufscheibe 19 können also in die Hülse 27 eingeführt werden, bis sie an dem Ringbund 26 anliegen. Der Außendurchmesser der Hülse 27 bleibt in diesem Bereich unverändert. An einer Stelle, die in Axialrichtung der Symmetrieachse A etwa mit der Position der linken Stirnseite 16 des Lageraußenrings 7 zusammenfällt, schließt ein nach innen konvexer Bereich 29 der Hülse 27 an. Der Bereich 29 ist in der Weise konvex oder ballig ausgeführt, dass in einer durchgehend konvexen Krümmung der Radius ausgehend von dem größeren Radius im Bereich der Wellfeder 18 sich kontinuierlich verkleinert bis hin zu einem minimalen Radius 30, um danach wieder zuzunehmen, etwa bis auf den Wert des größeren Innendurchmessers im Bereich des Wellfederpakets 18. Dieser konvexe Bereich 29 endet dort, wo auch die Hülse 27 endet. Dort ist eine Stirnseite 31 ausgebildet, die flach und eben senkrecht zu der Achse A orientiert ist. Die Außenseite der Hülse 27 weist einen rein kreiszylindrischen Abschnitt 34 auf, der mit konstantem Durchmesser in einem geringen Abstand 32 von dem Gehäusedeckel 10 verläuft und der sich mit einer Montageschräge 33 zu der Stirnfläche 31 hin verjüngt.In the annular collar 26 in Fig. 2 to which the thrust washer 19 abuts, the inner diameter of the sleeve 27 increases from a value corresponding to the inner diameter of the thrust washer 19 to an inner diameter larger than that of the thrust washer 19 and larger than that of the Wellfederpakets 18. The Wellfederpaket 18 and the thrust washer 19 can thus be inserted into the sleeve 27 until they rest against the annular collar 26. The outer diameter of the sleeve 27 remains unchanged in this area. At a point which coincides approximately in the axial direction of the axis of symmetry A with the position of the left end face 16 of the bearing outer ring 7, an inwardly convex portion 29 of the sleeve 27 connects. The region 29 is convex or spherical in such a way that, in a continuous convex curvature, the radius, starting from the larger radius in the region of the wave spring 18, continuously decreases down to a minimum radius 30 and then increases again, except for the Value of the larger inner diameter in the region of the Wellfederpakets 18. This convex portion 29 terminates where the sleeve 27 ends. There, an end face 31 is formed, which is oriented flat and just perpendicular to the axis A. The outside of the sleeve 27 has a purely circular cylindrical portion 34 which extends with a constant diameter at a small distance 32 from the housing cover 10 and which tapers with a mounting bevel 33 to the end face 31.

Der Innendurchmesser der Hülse 27 im Bereich des kleinsten Radius 30 des konvexen Bereichs 29 entspricht dem Außendurchmesser des Lageraußenrings 7. Da der Lageraußenring 7 an seiner Außenseite geometrisch einem Kreiszylinder mit konstantem Durchmesser entspricht, ist die Anlagefläche des Lageraußenrings 7 an dem konvexen Bereich 29 in der dargestellten Position nahezu linienförmig. Unter Last kann sich der Lageraußenring 7 und mit ihm das Lager 4 sowie die gesamte Anordnung aus Kugelmutter 1, Kugeln 3 und Gewindespindel 2 gegen die Rückstellkraft der Wellfederpakete 18 und 20 in Richtung der Achse A bewegen. Der Lageraußenring 7 kann aber auch auf Grund der linienförmigen Anlage an dem konvexen Bereich 29 in beschränktem Umfang verkippt werden. Es ist deshalb gewährleistet, dass dynamische Belastungen auf die Mutter 1 durch eine gewisse Beweglichkeit des Lagers 4 in ihren Belastungsspitzen neutralisiert werden können.The inner diameter of the sleeve 27 in the region of the smallest radius 30 of the convex portion 29 corresponds to the outer diameter of the bearing outer ring 7. Since the bearing outer ring 7 on its outer side geometrically corresponds to a circular cylinder with a constant diameter, the abutment surface of the bearing outer ring 7 at the convex portion 29 in the shown position almost linear. Under load, the bearing outer ring 7 and with it the bearing 4 and the entire arrangement of ball nut 1, balls 3 and threaded spindle 2 can move against the restoring force of the Wellfederpakete 18 and 20 in the direction of the axis A. The outer bearing ring 7 can also be tilted to a limited extent due to the linear contact with the convex portion 29. It is therefore ensured that dynamic loads on the nut 1 can be neutralized by a certain mobility of the bearing 4 in their load peaks.

Die Ausführungsform gemäß Fig. 2 hat gegenüber der Ausführung aus Fig. 1 den Vorteil, dass das Lager 4 kleiner dimensioniert werden kann und dass vor allen Dingen durch die Hülse 27 die gesamte Baugruppe weiter vormoniert werden kann. Insbesondere kann die Hülse 27 vor dem Einsetzen in das Lenkungsgehäuse 9 bereits das Wellfederpaket 18 und die Anlaufscheibe 19 sowie das Lager 4 mit der darin montierten Mutter 1 und gegebenenfalls der bereits eingespindelten Gewindespindel 2 aufnehmen. Das Einsetzen der Hülse 27 in das Lager 9 ist einfacher als die Montage der Ausführungsform nach Fig. 1. Der Montagevorteil überwiegt in vielen Fällen den erhöhten Aufwand für die Anfertigung der Hülse 27. Alternativ ist es denkbar und möglich, dass die Hülse 27 mit dem Abschnitt 34 in den Gehäusedeckel eingepresst ist, der Abstand 32 entsprechend nicht vorhanden ist oder mit dem entsprechenden Presssitz ausgelegt ist. Auf diese Weise kann in dieser alternativen Ausführungsform das Paket aus Lager 4 und den Wellfederpaketen 18, 20 sowie den Anlaufscheiben 19 als vormontierte Baugruppe mit den restlichen Teilen der Kraftfahrzeugservolenkung verbaut werden. Eine vereinfachte Ausführungsform sieht vor, dass die Hülse 27 aus einer harten oder gehärteten Stahllegierung gefertigt ist. Bei dieser Ausführungsform, die nicht dargestellt ist, kann die Anlaufscheibe 19 entfallen, so dass sich das Wellfederpaket 18 unmittelbar gegen den Ringbund 26 der Hülse 27 abstützen kann. Bei geeigneter Materialwahl besteht nicht die Gefahr, dass sich das Wellfederpaket 18 mit der Zeit in das Material der Hülse 27 einarbeitet. Das Lenkungsgehäuse 9 und der Gehäusedeckel 10 können wie oben beschrieben aus einer Leichtmetalllegierung oder auch aus einem geeigneten Kunststoff gefertigt werden.The embodiment according to Fig. 2 has opposite the execution Fig. 1 the advantage that the bearing 4 can be made smaller and that above all through the sleeve 27, the entire assembly can be further pre-assembled. In particular, the sleeve 27 can already accommodate the corrugated spring assembly 18 and the thrust washer 19 and the bearing 4 with the nut 1 mounted therein and optionally the threaded spindle 2 already screwed in prior to insertion into the steering housing 9. The insertion of the sleeve 27 in the bearing 9 is simpler than the assembly of the embodiment according to Fig. 1 , Alternatively, it is conceivable and possible that the sleeve 27 is pressed with the portion 34 in the housing cover, the distance 32 is not present or designed with the appropriate interference fit is. In this way, in this alternative embodiment, the package of bearing 4 and the Wellfederpaketen 18, 20 and the thrust washers 19 are installed as a preassembled module with the remaining parts of the motor vehicle power steering. A simplified embodiment provides that the sleeve 27 is made of a hard or hardened steel alloy. In this embodiment, which is not shown, the thrust washer 19 can be omitted, so that the corrugated spring package 18 can be supported directly against the annular collar 26 of the sleeve 27. With a suitable choice of material, there is no risk that the corrugated spring package 18 will be incorporated into the material of the sleeve 27 over time. The steering housing 9 and the housing cover 10 can be made of a light metal alloy or of a suitable plastic as described above.

Die Fig. 3 zeigt eine dritte Ausführungsform der vorliegenden Erfindung, bei der abweichend von Fig. 1 eine Hülse 27 zur Montage des Lagers 4 in dem Lenkungsgehäuse 9 vorgesehen ist. Insoweit entspricht diese Ausführungsform der in Fig. 2 dargestellten Ausführungsform. Abweichend von Fig. 2 weist die Hülse 27 im Bereich des Lagersitzes 8 des Lagers 4 einen nach innen weisenden umlaufenden Steg 24 auf. Insoweit entspricht die Ausführungsform gemäß Fig. 3 im Bereich des Lagersitzes 8 der Ausführungsform, die zu Fig. 1 beschrieben wurde. Die Montagevorteile auf Grund der Hülse 27 ergeben sich auch bei der Ausführungsform aus Fig. 3. Der Lagersitz 8 mit dem umlaufenden Steg 24 ist jedoch einfacher zu fertigen als der in Fig. 2 dargestellte konvexe Bereich im Bereich des Lagersitzes. Der Steg 24 ist hinreichend schmal dimensioniert, um auch hier ein leichtes Kippen des Lagers 4 zu erlauben, wenn eine äußere dynamische Belastung dies erfordert.The Fig. 3 shows a third embodiment of the present invention, in which deviating from Fig. 1 a sleeve 27 is provided for mounting the bearing 4 in the steering housing 9. In that regard, this embodiment corresponds to in Fig. 2 illustrated embodiment. Deviating from Fig. 2 has the sleeve 27 in the region of the bearing seat 8 of the bearing 4 a inwardly facing circumferential ridge 24. In that regard, the embodiment corresponds to Fig. 3 in the region of the bearing seat 8 of the embodiment, the Fig. 1 has been described. The assembly advantages due to the sleeve 27 also result in the embodiment Fig. 3 , However, the bearing seat 8 with the circumferential ridge 24 is easier to manufacture than that in Fig. 2 illustrated convex portion in the region of the bearing seat. The web 24 is dimensioned sufficiently narrow to allow here also a slight tilting of the bearing 4, when an external dynamic load requires it.

Die Figuren 4 bis 12 zeigen drei unterschiedliche Ausführungsformen der Wellfederpakete 18 und 20.The FIGS. 4 to 12 show three different embodiments of the Wellfederpakete 18 and 20th

In den Figuren 4 bis 6 ist ein Wellfederpaket 18, aufweisend zwei parallel zueinander angeordnete Wellfedern 128, 138 und eine dazwischen liegende elastomere oder viskoelastische Zwischenschicht 118, in unterschiedlichen Darstellungen gezeigt. Die parallel angeordneten Wellfedern 128, 138 stimmen in etwa in ihrem Durchmesser, ihrer Breite und ihrer Dicke überein. Sie sind deckungsgleich. Die zwischen den Wellfedern angeordnete Zwischenschicht 118 weist die gleiche Breite auf. Die Dicke der Zwischenschicht 118 beträgt etwa ein Siebtel der Höhe der Wellfedern 128, 138.In the FIGS. 4 to 6 is a corrugated spring assembly 18, comprising two mutually parallel corrugated springs 128, 138 and an intermediate elastomeric or viscoelastic intermediate layer 118, shown in different representations. The parallel corrugated springs 128, 138 are approximately equal in diameter, width and thickness. They are congruent. The intermediate layer 118 arranged between the corrugated springs has the same width. The thickness of the intermediate layer 118 is about one-seventh of the height of the corrugated springs 128, 138th

Eine zweite Ausführungsform der Wellfederpakete 18 und 20 ist in den Figuren 7 bis 9 in unterschiedlichen Darstellungen gezeigt. Das Wellfederpaket 18 weist hier eine Wellfeder 128 und einen flachen Ring 148 auf, zwischen denen eine viskoelastische oder elastomere Zwischenschicht 118 vorgesehen ist. Die Wellfeder 128 und der Ring 148 stimmen in ihrem Durchmesser und ihrer Breite überein. Die Wellfeder 128 und der Ring 148 sind konzentrisch angeordnet. Die Dicke des Rings 148 ist dabei in etwa sechsmal größer als die Dicke der Wellfeder 128. Die Zwischenschicht 118 weist die gleiche Breite und den gleichen Durchmesser wie der Ring 148 und die Wellfeder 128 auf. Die Dicke der Zwischenschicht 118 entspricht dabei im Mittel in etwa der Dicke der Wellfeder 128. Die Wellfeder 128 ist dabei so angeordnet, dass ihre Tiefpunkte 158 in Anlage mit dem Ring 148 stehen. Durch Biegen der Wellfeder 128 entstehen im Betrieb Schubspannungen im Elastomer, was einen Energieverzehr und damit eine dämpfende Wirkung zur Folge hat.A second embodiment of the Wellfederpakete 18 and 20 is in the FIGS. 7 to 9 shown in different illustrations. The corrugated spring package 18 here has a corrugated spring 128 and a flat ring 148, between which a viscoelastic or elastomeric intermediate layer 118 is provided. The wave spring 128 and the ring 148 are consistent in diameter and width. The wave spring 128 and the ring 148 are arranged concentrically. The thickness of the ring 148 is approximately six times greater than the thickness of the corrugated spring 128. The intermediate layer 118 has the same width and the same diameter as the ring 148 and the corrugated spring 128. The thickness of the intermediate layer 118 corresponds on average approximately in the thickness of the wave spring 128. The wave spring 128 is arranged so that their low points 158 are in contact with the ring 148. By bending the corrugated spring 128, shear stresses develop in the elastomer during operation, which results in an energy consumption and thus a dampening effect.

Die Figuren 10 bis 12 zeigen die dritte Ausführungsform der Wellfederpakete 18 und 20. Das Wellfederpaket 18 weist hier eine Wellfeder 168 und einen flachen Ring 148 auf, zwischen denen eine viskoelastische oder elastomere Zwischenschicht 118 angeordnet ist. Die Wellfeder 168 und der Ring 148 stimmen in ihrem Durchmesser und ihrer Breite überein. Die Höhe des Rings 148 ist dabei in etwa sechsmal größer als die Höhe der Wellfeder 168. Die Wellfeder 128 und der Ring 148 sind konzentrisch aufeinander angeordnet. Die Zwischenschicht 118 weist die gleiche Breite und den gleichen Durchmesser wie der Ring 148 und die Wellfeder 168 auf. Die Dicke der Zwischenschicht 118 entspricht dabei in etwa der Dicke der Wellfeder 168. Die Wellfeder 168 weist an wenigstens einem Tiefpunkt, bevorzugt an allen ihren Tiefpunkten 158 jeweils einen in Radialrichtung durchsetzenden Ausschnitt 178 auf. Wenn wenigstens zwei Ausschnitte 178 vorgesehen sind, ist die Wellfeder 168 dadurch mehrteilig ausgebildet. Die Ausschnitte 178 ermöglichen eine Ausdehnung der Wellfeder 168 in radialer Richtung. Hierdurch entstehen Schubspannungen im Elastomer, die eine dämpfende Wirkung zur Folge haben.The FIGS. 10 to 12 show the third embodiment of the Wellfederpakete 18 and 20. The corrugated spring assembly 18 here has a corrugated spring 168 and a flat ring 148, between which a viscoelastic or elastomeric intermediate layer 118 is disposed. The wave spring 168 and the ring 148 are consistent in diameter and width. The height of the ring 148 is approximately six times greater than the height of the wave spring 168. The wave spring 128 and the ring 148 are arranged concentrically to one another. The intermediate layer 118 has the same width and the same diameter as the ring 148 and the wave spring 168. The thickness of the intermediate layer 118 corresponds approximately to this The thickness of the corrugated spring 168. The corrugated spring 168 has at least one low point, preferably at all of their low points 158 each have a radially penetrating cutout 178 on. If at least two cutouts 178 are provided, the wave spring 168 is thereby formed in several parts. The cutouts 178 allow expansion of the wave spring 168 in the radial direction. This results in shear stresses in the elastomer, which have a dampening effect.

Es versteht sich, dass die genannten Dimensionen der Wellfedern, der Zwischenschicht und des Rings je nach Bedarf dimensioniert werden und somit von den hier genannten Relationen abweichen können.It is understood that the dimensions of the corrugated springs, the intermediate layer and the ring can be dimensioned as required and thus deviate from the relations mentioned here.

Nur vorsorglich soll erwähnt werden, dass die rotierenden Bauteile sowie die Hülse und die Innenbereiche des Lenkungsgehäuses 9 und des Gehäusedeckels 10 sowie die Hülse 27 im Wesentlichen rotationssymmetrisch zu der Längsachse A ausgebildet sind. Die Hülse 27 kann insbesondere als Drehteil gefertigt sein.As a precaution should be mentioned that the rotating components and the sleeve and the inner regions of the steering housing 9 and the housing cover 10 and the sleeve 27 are formed substantially rotationally symmetrical to the longitudinal axis A. The sleeve 27 may be made in particular as a turned part.

In allen Ausführungsformen ist es denkbar und möglich, die in Reibkontakt stehenden Oberflächen mit reibungsvermindernden Oberflächen zu versehen.In all embodiments, it is conceivable and possible to provide the surfaces in frictional contact with friction-reducing surfaces.

Die erfindungsgemäße Dämpfung der Lagerung der Kugelmutter weist durch die Wellfederpakete eine hohe Steifigkeit in Verbindung mit einer vorteilhaften Dämpfung, gegeben durch die elastische Zwischenschicht, bei sehr geringer Bauhöhe auf.The inventive damping of the bearing of the ball nut has by the Wellfederpakete a high rigidity in conjunction with an advantageous damping, given by the elastic intermediate layer, at very low height.

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  1. Power steering system, especially for a motor vehicle, with a servomotor, which drives an axially movable component via a nut (1) mounted in a bearing (4) in a rotatable manner in a frame (9, 10), wherein the nut (1) is engaged with a threaded spindle (2) formed on the component and is supported axially by the bearing (4) in an elastic manner relative to the frame (9, 10) by means of elastic elements (18, 20) and radially on the frame (9, 10) along a narrow circumferential contact surface (8, 30), characterized in that the elastic elements (18, 20) are designed as wave spring assemblies (18, 20), wherein each wave spring assembly (18, 20) has at least two elements, at least one element of which is a wave spring (128, 130), and an elastic intermediate layer (118, 120) is arranged between each of the at least two elements.
  2. Power steering system according to Claim 1, characterized in that a thrust washer (19, 21) is installed each time between the wave spring assemblies (18, 20) and the frame (9, 10).
  3. Power steering system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the wave spring assemblies (18, 20) are arranged each time between an outer race (7) of the bearing (4) and a collar (22, 23, 26) of the frame (9, 10).
  4. Power steering system according to Claim 3, characterized in that the frame comprises a housing (9) and a housing cover (10), wherein one of the collars (23) is formed on the housing cover (10) and the other collar (22, 26) is formed on the housing (9) or on a sleeve (27) which can be inserted into the housing (9).
  5. Power steering system according to Claim 4, characterized in that the sleeve (27) also has a bearing seat (8) in addition to the collar (26), which holds the outer race (7) of the bearing (4) against an outer circumferential surface (15).
  6. Power steering system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the bearing seat (8) forms with the outer race (7) a bearing surface which is more narrow in the axial direction (A) of the arrangement than the outer race (7) itself.
  7. Power steering system according to Claim 6, characterized in that the bearing surface is configured as an encircling rib (24).
  8. Power steering system according to Claim 6, characterized in that the bearing surface is linear as part (30) of a convex surface (29) of the bearing seat (8) facing inward to the bearing (4).
  9. Power steering system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the wave spring assemblies (18, 20) each have two wave springs (128, 138, 130, 140), while an elastic intermediate layer (118, 120) is arranged between the two wave springs.
  10. Power steering system according to one of the preceding Claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the wave spring assemblies (18, 20) each have a wave spring (128, 130, 168) and a ring (148), an elastic intermediate layer (118, 120) being arranged between the wave spring (128, 130) and the ring (148), and the wave spring (128, 30) bearing against the ring (148) at its low points (158).
  11. Power steering system according to Claim 10, characterized in that the wave spring (168) has at least one radially continuous cutout (178) at its low points (158).
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